thanks kitty...I don't think it is the program that doesn't want to let me mask but tis more operator problem...I can at times be very dyslexic and may have done some step backwards...but I have gone about doing that wavy thing a different way.

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LOL, DA... Masks are tricky things... but once you get a handle on them, they can be your best friend. Instead of say, erasing parts, you simply mask them out - then, later on, if you decide you want pieces back that you once would have erased, its a simple matter of repainting the mask. I still get the masking "backwards" on occasion... I can never remember if the "black" blocks it out or the "white" does... I have discovered that it's pretty simple if you get it backwards to control-click on the mask (in layers - IF you did a layer mask) to make it a selection, invert the selection, delete the original mask (without applying it) and create a new layer mask - the selection will automatically create the mask when you click on the button. If you do a "whole image" mask (using the mask button that for me is at the bottom of my tools pallet), its a slightly different ballgame - click once to go into Mask Mode and paint your stuff. Then, when you click on it AGAIN after painting your "mask", everything comes up as a selection automatically - it's then a simple matter of determining if that selected area is what you want or not - and use the inverse selection if need be.

Now, if you want to know about the pen tool, paths, etc... please don't come to me. I'm still tangled in knots over that stuff!

BUT, i did discover something neat yesterday... turning things into "smart objects" so when you resize, etc - you don't lose quality!!!!

LOL, DA... Masks are tricky things... but once you get a handle on them, they can be your best friend. Instead of say, erasing parts, you simply mask them out - then, later on, if you decide you want pieces back that you once would have erased, its a simple matter of repainting the mask. I still get the masking "backwards" on occasion... I can never remember if the "black" blocks it out or the "white" does... I have discovered that it's pretty simple if you get it backwards to control-click on the mask (in layers - IF you did a layer mask) to make it a selection, invert the selection, delete the original mask (without applying it) and create a new layer mask - the selection will automatically create the mask when you click on the button. If you do a "whole image" mask (using the mask button that for me is at the bottom of my tools pallet), its a slightly different ballgame - click once to go into Mask Mode and paint your stuff. Then, when you click on it AGAIN after painting your "mask", everything comes up as a selection automatically - it's then a simple matter of determining if that selected area is what you want or not - and use the inverse selection if need be.

Now, if you want to know about the pen tool, paths, etc... please don't come to me. I'm still tangled in knots over that stuff!

BUT, i did discover something neat yesterday... turning things into "smart objects" so when you resize, etc - you don't lose quality!!!!

Well hello there stranger!!! You have been so missed I am glad you came by again and hope you stick around more. thanks for the tip, I did a mask once and have never been able to do it again.

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Truck and Trailer Post Work 1. Open Picture in PhotoShop CC 20152.Use Camera Raw Filter to set tone, exposure and noise reduction.3.Used lasso tool and trace tires and applied radial blur.4.Created new layer and used layer adjustment tool for color balance.5.Saved as BMP file.6.Open BMP file. Used Camera Raw filter to change tone, exposure and add more noise reduction.7.Created new layer and used layer adjustment tool for curves.8.Used lasso tool on road and placed a slight motion blur. Aborted quick selection tool would have taken too long.9.Saved as jpg.10.Save for Web as jpg.

You really don't need Raw Camera, to make PhotoShop work. It is just a tool to speed things up. Noise reduction can be done through Gaussian Blur, usually by using lasso tool and setting around the low end of the scale. Also to set value and tones can be achieved through curves, levels, exposure and brightness and contrast. I used PhotoShop 7 since 2004, and recently upgraded this year. PhotoShop Elements is a good program and very powerful and should be as good or better than PhotoShop 7.